Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-07


eAl1 h tha 1mnd. rsnanma ere anRQszn
uHY t2m 1aMnuEal ~ na3Hali0n a. ahia
1u1y EhenlA be inalnds6 h Fsvision e
e4E tariff lava
ID sreakinr e fAs innssassd eusa -
1he eonsamsR q our hnna manufaeauE-
/ - Ee1ll1lR4 from & aulF l1tIed upon
/ l8p1Ele1 articles a. ~ ssms don1Tin-
st11, tAe fael 3 nu1 esaliuehsa lhal
eumpelllian nmcnR CO 1onasa1a mo-
1ne9E8 R1metimo1 has ne aHeul az kRsH-
/ M ne price of ear pzu8aetB hefow tka
highest Nmii allowed ~ sueh dnly.
cemRsRTfBoE sxRAsazxD n @zzuurn.n ?
Bet d i nolori1ua tsat skIs oomprli.
ito1 h no aften atEAnzlea b comkina-
tens quite peeVaient e tkis iima, ana
freQuentlE called ttdaia, Nhfoh have fof
shs1 ooteot The nogulasion e ln1 surplY
and prise ef comran1itisa made and
eela nY usemhaEs of aha euinhanaAion.
Ana pecpia can hardly hnpe for anY
n0nzl4eTaGlo0 In tha operation ef theaa
aafilsh schemes. Il, koweReR, "a the
ahseaee of Eneh oomblnazion q healthy
nn1 fFeo compatiifen reduces the pEice
o. any particular aukiabls article Of
heEne pFoducliun hsloU tie limit which
4 miEht olheFuIse reanh undsR cur eaE-
g laws and X with snsA reduced pEloe
l1a nxAnofacauraF ountlnues 20 thrive. q
h entirely evident aha1 ona ahinR haa
be1n diaooEoFed watch sAoQld be care
fullY eUgutini1a1 % "a efHaEl d rafnea
lAxation. Iha necessity of q mhina.
sisn . mafnizin he prios Of any CON.
nzaolty = the lnliH polnt fulnlshus
pkoof thai euns aEn WlIiIna q aneEa1
loweE pfieo1 fer such eommodity, ana
taat euch prices ere FemuneFntlpe, ana
the lower pficog pEe6ucod b. eompeli
sioa prove aha same thlma. Thus, where
either Of thego cond itlons exia1, 4 case
would aeem 20 be presented for an easy
redaslion of taxation.
HnRE1 A. nknNnsR nzoozknExDaxEuN
TIE eonsidsrations which have been
pressnted aouchine cur taRiR Laws are
intended only to enfofee an earnest
seoommendation thai the sugpius reve-
nusa Of the RoveFnment BE- pRsvenlsd
hy tbs rsdunti0n of eur customs duties,
and - the soma time tg amphnsizs q
suggestion thai n aoeompllshing thia
purpose We may discharge double du-
u % oar people By granting 70 them q
meaenFe % relief from tariff taratioa
n q1aEisEs whefo Il is most nasded, and
from sources where Il can he nnos1 fair
y and justly accepted. Nor can The
presentation Of auek consideration be
made with any decree Of fairness 70.
gafded ~ evidences of unfriendlinasa
toward our Misunderstanding Interests or
eng lack Of appreciation % their vaiue
md imDoElanoe. These Interests con-
1litate . leading and most substantial
eIeaent of onF national greatness. and
foEnlaA the pfeof of ouf couniRy's pro-
akoss.
Paxnz1rnM mnouLD READ THx MANU-.
RA0runMm.
II IN The emerRoney that presses up-
On us our manufacturers are asked 30
saErendeF sonnethlnR for TIE public
good and 70 eveFt disaster. theiF paiFi-
otism as veil as q grateful raoognilion
Of the advantages already Afforded
Bhculd lead them 70 be willing 60 coop
crate. No domand h made that they
shall fornRo al the heneata of govern.
mensal regard, buk they eannot wait 10
be edmonished Of their duty as well as
their eniiehtened self.inteFesl aud safe.
A, when they are reminded ef The fact
hat the financial paBio md cal|apse 90
which the present condition tends af-
ford no gfeatEf shelter OF protection %
cur mannfastuFsEs than 10 our other
Important enterprises. An oppoRtnnity
for safe, careful and 4eliboEnae reform
is now offered, and nomo Of u9 nhouid
be unmindfnl Of Q time when en- abused
and Initiated people, hoedleaa Of fhose
Who have resisted Timely and Feasonn.
be relief, may inaist upun radical
and sweeping rsotlaeation Of their
wrongs.
rHE DIFFICULTY 10 N AnE.
The difIionlty attending q wise and
far revision Of our tariff lawa 4 nos an
deSeatimated. It will roQniFs On the
peRa of Congress greA1 labor and care,
and especially q broad aud national con
tseapiation of the subfeet and 9 patriotic
disregard Of snoh local and saifish
oiaims a. are unreasonable and reckless
Of the welfare Of The entire country.
Under ouE present laws more than 1000
articles are subieoi 10 duty. Many Of
thoee do not IN any waY eompote with
cur own mannfaciaFas, ana many are
hardly worth attention as subjects 0f
revenue. A considerable reduction can
be made IN the aggregate by adding
them 10 the free list. TIE taxati0n OF
l1xuFies presents ne features Of hard
ehip. bat the neoassaFies of life used
and consumed By all the people, the
duty upon which adds 20 the eosl of liv-
ina Ia every home, should Be greatly
eheapsned. The radical fednctlon OF
duties imposed upon raw material used
IN manufactures % itB free impoRtation
is Of course IN Important factor 10 any
effort 20 reduce The prices Of these no.
oezzaTie9.
cHnkREH LIVING And EzDUuED g1PRIms.
Il uoald not only relieve than from
the increased cost cansaa b. the taFfh
on such material, but The manufactured
pRoduot being thus cheapaned, that part
of the tariff now laid on such pFoducf
e G compensation 10 cur manufacturers
for the present prizes Of Fav material
could Be aeoordinRly me6lfed. 8uch
fsdno.ion o. free importation would
ssrve. besides, 70 largely reduce The
fasenna.
Il & net apparent how such q chanes
ean hnss any injuFious e1set apon cur
manufacturers. On The contrary, it
would appear 10 give them q better
chance IN the foreign markets. With The
manufacturers Of other eountEles, Who
eheapsn thslF wares b. free material
Tins our people might bago he oppof-
tnnily of exte1dina their sales beyoud
he limit Of h0me consumption, saving
thsm from The dspFession, intoFruption
h business, and ioas caused b. 9 elnsled
domestic market, and alfordina their
empl0yes more certain amG STEADY labor,
With its resulting qaies and oontsnt-
mani.
How TO APPnokuH I'M QunsTIos.
Ths question thus imperatlveIv prs-
eenied fog eol1tion should b ap-
pEoaehed IN q spirit hiaheF than paEil-
nanahip. and considered II she iiaht Of
that regard fox pa1riulic duty which
ah0uld ehaFaC1sFiE8 the aolion 81 ih0se
interested wiah the waalth Of q cOn-
6Alna people. But the obiiRstion 10
declared party policy and Drincipie b
not wanting % ugQe pfomp1 and ef
festive agslon. Both % tks great
poliliasl parties nov REPRESENTED N the
ToTeFnment have b repeated and au-
thoKi181iva dtoi1Fationn, eondeUued tbe
oonaition Of our laws. which permif ahe
collection from the people of unneoes-
aaey rgsenne. They have. 10 The Dosa
e1lsmn manner, pF0miged us correction.
and fleilhEf ~ citizens of paFtiaaua ere
oar e01ntEymen IN q Eood 20 o01d1ne
ths dallbeFafo Eislatien of thesa pisdQea
4 Oar proaEeHB towards z uine eonsl1aion
VII noe b ImploEed b du1Ilina upoD
fh8 thoorie1 0f pEotaclfuu anf fFoa